led until 4th, soon pushed along, not fluent 7th, lost place when mistake 10th, lost touch approaching 12th, tailed off, pulled up before 3 out
prominent, lost place after 11th, eased and lost touch from 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
held up in rear, not fluent 8th, headway next, went 3rd 10th, chased winner 14th, ridden after 3 out, no impression and stayed on same pace flat
tracked leaders, chased winner 9th until 14th, ridden 15th, well held by leading pair from 4 out
held up, closed on inside, 7th, 4th and pushed along approaching 11th, not fluent 13th, weakened after 15th, hit 4 out
prominent, lost place 5th, soon pushed along, struggling 12th
took keen hold, led 4th, fiddled 11th (water), jumped left 3 out, stayed on well, ridden out
held up in rear, headway 11th, went 5th before next, ridden after 15th, no impression, went 4th 4 out
Nonrunner
Blaze Ahead should ensure there is no hanging about here but it will be a surprise if he's still in front over the last. The faster ground won't worry Sea Wall but he hasn't raced since August and seems suited by a stiffer test of stamina nowadays. MARTHA'S KINSMAN has an even longer absence to overcome but Henry Daly's 12-year-old has run some of his best races around here and was beaten less than three lengths in this race last year after another break. He may prove too strong for Mad Victor, second in a point-to-point at Whitfield last month, and Cottenham winner Posh Dude.
Blaze Ahead (IRE) 11-2 (12-0) (cp) led to 2; wknd up 4 out, 6th of 8, 30l behind Surenaga (12-0) at Black Forest Lodge 3m ptp gd in Nov.
Sea Wall 16-1 (10-9) Towards rear, good headway to chase leaders 3rd, led 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no chance with winner soon after, weakened flat, lost 2nd last stride, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Grand Slam Hero (11-11) at Ffos Las 3m 1f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in Aug.
Mad Victor (IRE) 6-4 (11-0) Trckd ldrs; went 2nd 12; no ex last, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Shernally (10-7) at Whitfield 3m ptp in Feb.
Martha's Kinsman (IRE) 22-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place 16th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Roulez Cool (12-0) at Stratford 3m 4f hts chs (2) gf in May, 15 ran.
Give Me Love (FR) 33-1 (11-3) Led until 13th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 11, 32l behind Whataboutya (11-3) at Ludlow 2m 4f hts chs (5) gf in Apr.
Posh Dude (IRE) 15-2 (12-0) (cp) chsd ldrs; led 2 out; rdn out, won at Cottenham 3m ptp gs in Jan beating Start Royal (12-4) by 6l, 10 ran.
The General Lee (IRE) 11-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway after 14th, no impression after 4 out, went 4th flat, 4th of 12, 18l behind Oca De Thaix (11-3) at Ludlow 3m hts chs (5) gd in Feb.
No Virtue 33-1 (10-10) Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 14th, went 2nd after 15th until before 2 out, 4th and beaten before last, 5th of 12, 20l behind Oca De Thaix (11-3) at Ludlow 3m hts chs (5) gd in Feb.
Silver Story 12-1 (11-9) Held up in touch, hampered 3rd, in rear from 5th, headway to track leaders after 9th, weakened from 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by To Arms (11-2) at Ffos Las 3m nov chs (4) gf in Aug, 6 ran.
